WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How are the Enlightenment ideas that influenced the Founding Fathers reflected in modern institutions?
A
Colonies have been re-established to preserve popular sovereignty.
B
Oligarchies have increased to safeguard natural rights.
C
The United Nations promotes universal human rights.
D
The European Union encourages economic stability.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Correct – The United Nations was formed to promote universal human rights after human rights violations in several countries were exposed during World War II. Promoting universal human rights reflects the Enlightenment idea of natural law. D The European Union encourages economic stability.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary: Enlightenment ideals of rationalism and intellectual and religious freedom pervaded the American colonial religious landscape, and these values were instrumental in the American Revolution and the creation of a nation without an established religion.

Detailed explanation-3: -In turn, the Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, and justice helped to create the conditions for the American Revolution and the subsequent Constitution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jefferson and other members of the founding generation were deeply influenced by the 18th-century European intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment. Enlightenment philosophy stressed that liberty and equality were natural human rights.

Detailed explanation-5: -How are the Enlightenment ideas that influenced the Founding Fathers reflected in modern institutions? Colonies have been re-established to preserve popular sovereignty. Oligarchies have increased to safeguard natural rights. The United Nations promotes universal human rights.

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